Race to find beached baby orca's mother in New Zealand

Children and parents catch a glimpse of Toa in Plimmerton

Wildlife rescuers in New Zealand were scrambling to keep a stranded baby orca alive Wednesday, as volunteers scoured waters off Wellington to find the calf's mother.

Angus was cautiously optimistic about the young whale's future but said there were no facilities in New Zealand that could care for the animal long-term, making it imperative its mother be found as soon as possible.

Originally published as Race to find beached baby orca's mother in New Zealand